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Keith Crowder

Keith Scott Crowder is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in professional hockey. He played seven games in the World Hockey Association before playing in National Hockey League from 1980 to 1990 for the Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings.

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Keith Crowder
Born (1959-01-06) January 6, 1959
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Birmingham Bulls
Boston Bruins
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 57th overall, 1979
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1978–1990

Keith Scott Crowder (born January 6, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in professional hockey. He played seven games in the World Hockey Association before playing in National Hockey League from 1980 to 1990 for the Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings.

Playing career

Crowder was drafted 57th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1979 NHL entry draft. He played 662 career NHL games, scoring 223 goals and 271 assists for 494 points while adding 1354 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985–86 season, when he set career highs with 38 goals, 46 assists, 84 points, 177 penalty minutes, and 20 power-play goals.1

In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.2

Personal life

Keith has a large family including his younger brother Craig, who played at Sault College from 1986 to 1988 and an older brother Bruce Crowder who also played in the NHL.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1976–77 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 58 13 19 32 99
1977–78 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 58 30 30 60 139
1978–79 Peterborough Petes OMJHL 43 25 41 66 76
1978–79 Birmingham Bulls WHA 5 1 0 1 17
1979–80 Grand Rapids Owls IHL 20 10 13 23 22
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 13 4 0 4 15
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 26 12 18 30 34
1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 47 13 12 25 172 3 2 0 2 9
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 71 23 21 44 101 11 2 2 4 14
1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 74 35 39 74 105 17 1 6 7 52
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL 63 24 28 52 128 3 0 0 0 2
1984–85 Boston Bruins NHL 79 32 38 70 142 4 3 2 5 19
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 78 38 46 84 177 3 2 0 2 21
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 58 22 30 52 106 4 0 1 1 4
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 68 17 26 43 173 23 3 9 12 44
1988–89 Boston Bruins NHL 69 15 18 33 147 10 0 2 2 37
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 55 4 13 17 93 7 1 0 1 9
WHA totals 5 1 0 1 17
NHL totals 662 223 271 494 1,344 85 14 22 36 211
References

References

  1. "Keith Crowder player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  2. Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal
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